Amite River Basin at Welsh Gully near Prairieville, LA

River level and flood forecast · Ascension Parish

Normal0.8 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

0.511.52TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 14.49 ft — August 17, 2016
  2. 12.24 ft — March 14, 2016

Recent crests: 14.49 ft (August 17, 2016) · 12.24 ft (March 14, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WGPL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.